I’m A Celebrity: These are the youngest ever campmates

With Arlene Phillips taking the record for oldest ever campmate this series, we got to wondering who the youngest ever I’m A Celeb campmates are.

I’m A Celeb: These are the youngest ever campmates
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I’m A Celeb: These are the youngest ever campmates

With I’m A Celeb being a show that appeals to young and old, it makes sense that producers book celebs with a wide range of ages each year. But who are the youngest ever I’m A Celeb campmates?

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Youngest I’m A Celeb 2021 campmate

The baby of this year’s bunch is Olympic diving champ Matty Lee—who is just 23 years old. He’s the youngest by quite a bit too, as the next-youngest in this year’s camp is 29-year-old Snoochie Shy, followed by 30-year-olds Kadeena Cox and Danny Miller. The average age of this year’s campmates (including new arrivals Adam Woodyatt and Simon Gregson) is 44.

Youngest ever I’m A Celeb winner

The youngest ever I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! winner was Stacey Solomon, who became Queen of the Jungle back in 2010 when she was just 21 years old. Other younger winners of the show include Georgia Toffolo and Dougie Poynter, who were each 23 when they won in 2017 and 2011 respectively.

Youngest ever I’m A Celeb campmate

You might be surprised to learn that in nearly twenty years of I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! being on air, there has never been a campmate younger than 20. As it stands, the current youngest ever I’m A Celeb campmate is Hollyoaks actor Malique Thompson-Dwyer, who was just 20 years old when he appeared on the show back in 2018.

The other youngest campmates over the years include rapper Aggro Santos (who was 21 when he entered the jungle in 2010), Coronation Street actress Helen Flanagan (who was 22 when she went on the show in 2012), Miss Universe Great Britain Amy Willerton (who was 21 when she joined the camp in 2013) and Union J singer George Shelley (who was 22 when he finished runner-up in 2015).

Arlene Phillips set to be I’m A Celeb’s oldest ever campmate Arlene Phillips set to be I’m A Celeb’s oldest ever campmate